Cook Medical jobs boost for Limerick

COOK MEDICAL, an American medical devices group, plans to invest millions of euros in a new office block and data centre in Limerick, which will ultimately employ up to 200 people, writes Gavin Daly.

The company, which makes catheters and stents, already employs nearly 900 people in Ireland, mainly on its campus at the National Technology Park in Limerick.

Cook opened a €10m research and development centre on the site in 2013, creating 100 extra jobs.

The latest plans include a three-storey office block and data centre at the technology park. The development will be more than 50,000 sq ft and include parking for 190 cars, according to plans.

The company has had a presence in Ireland for more than 20 years, making it one of the longest-established firms in the medical devices sector. Most of the world’s largest medical devices companies have operations in Ireland.